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Like its predecessor, Dialects in Schools and Communities, this
book illuminates major language-related issues that educational
practitioners confront, such as responding to dialect related
features in students' speech and writing, teaching Standard
English, teaching students about dialects, and distinguishing
dialect difference from language disorders. It approaches these
issues from a practical perspective rooted in sociolinguistic
research, with a focus on the research base for accommodating
dialect differences in schools. Expanded coverage includes research
on teaching and learning and attention to English language
learners. All chapters include essential information about language
variation, language attitudes, and principles of handling dialect
differences in schools; classroom-based samples illustrating the
application of these principles; and an annotated resources list
for further reading. The text is supported by a Companion Website
(www.routledge.com/cw/Reaser) providing additional resources
including activities, discussion questions, and audio/visual
enhancements that illustrate important information and/or
pedagogical approaches. Comprehensive and authoritative, Dialects
at School reflects both the relevant research bases in linguistics
and education and educational practices concerning language
variation. The problems and examples included are authentic, coming
from the authors' own research, observations and interactions in
public school classrooms, and feedback in workshops. Highlights
include chapters on oral language and reading and writing in
dialectally diverse classrooms, as well as a chapter on language
awareness for students, offering a clear and compelling overview of
how teachers can inspire students to learn more about language
variation, including their own community language patterns. An
inventory of dialect features in the Appendix organizes and expands
on the structural descriptions presented in the chapters.
This book describes dialect differences in American English and
their impact on education and everyday life. It explores some of
the major issues that confront educational practitioners and
suggests what practitioners can do to recognize students' language
abilities, support their language development, and expand their
knowledge about dialects. Topics addressed include: *popular
concerns about the nature of language variation; *characteristic
structures of different dialects; *various interactive patterns
characteristic of social groups; *the school impacts of dialect
differences in speaking, writing, and reading, including questions
about teaching Standard English; and *the value of dialect
education in schools to enable students to understand dialects as
natural and normal language phenomena. Changesin the Second
Edition: In this edition the authors reconsider and expand their
discussion of many of the issues addressed in the first edition and
in other of their earlier works, taking into account especially the
research on dialects and publications for audiences beyond
linguistics that have appeared since the first edition. This
edition is offered as an updated report on the state of language
variation and education in the United States. Dialects in Schools
and Communities is rooted in questions that have arisen in
workshops, surveys, classes, discussion groups, and conversations
with practitioners and teacher educators. It is thus intended to
address important needs in a range of educational and related
service fields. As an overview of current empirical research, it
synthesizes current understandings and provides key references-in
this sense it is a kind of translation and interpretation in which
the authors' goal is to bring together the practical concerns of
educators and the vantage point of sociolinguistics. No background
in linguistics or sociolinguistics is assumed on the part of the
reader. This volume is intended for teacher interns and practicing
teachers in elementary and secondary schools; early childhood
specialists; specialists in reading and writing; speech/language
pathologists; special education teachers; and students in various
language specialties.
Like its predecessor, Dialects in Schools and Communities, this
book illuminates major language-related issues that educational
practitioners confront, such as responding to dialect related
features in students' speech and writing, teaching Standard
English, teaching students about dialects, and distinguishing
dialect difference from language disorders. It approaches these
issues from a practical perspective rooted in sociolinguistic
research, with a focus on the research base for accommodating
dialect differences in schools. Expanded coverage includes research
on teaching and learning and attention to English language
learners. All chapters include essential information about language
variation, language attitudes, and principles of handling dialect
differences in schools; classroom-based samples illustrating the
application of these principles; and an annotated resources list
for further reading. The text is supported by a Companion Website
(www.routledge.com/cw/Reaser) providing additional resources
including activities, discussion questions, and audio/visual
enhancements that illustrate important information and/or
pedagogical approaches. Comprehensive and authoritative, Dialects
at School reflects both the relevant research bases in linguistics
and education and educational practices concerning language
variation. The problems and examples included are authentic, coming
from the authors' own research, observations and interactions in
public school classrooms, and feedback in workshops. Highlights
include chapters on oral language and reading and writing in
dialectally diverse classrooms, as well as a chapter on language
awareness for students, offering a clear and compelling overview of
how teachers can inspire students to learn more about language
variation, including their own community language patterns. An
inventory of dialect features in the Appendix organizes and expands
on the structural descriptions presented in the chapters.
The 5-Minute Linguist provides a lively, reader-friendly
introduction to the subject of language suitable for the general
reader and beginning students. The book offers brief essays on more
than 60 intriguing questions such as "What's the difference between
a language and a dialect?" Can animals understand us?" "What causes
foreign accents?" and "How is language used on social media?" These
are conveniently organized into 12 topical areas that include What
is Linguistics, Language and Thought, Language and Society, and
Language and Technology, among others. Each essay is written by a
leading authority in the specialization who offers succinct,
insightful answers to questions that most of us have wondered
about, with follow-up references to more in-depth reading on each
question. The third edition adds new topics now at the forefront of
linguistics and updates others, serving as an unrivaled
introduction to the mysteries and intrigue of language. The third
edition of this book was produced under the sponsorship of the
Linguistic Society of America.
Stripped of their ancestral languages generations ago, the Lumbee
Indians of Robeson Count, North Carolina, carved out a unique
dialect of English to maintain their linguistic identity. The story
of Lumbee English is one of the most remarkable narratives of
linguistic adaptability and cultural perseverance ever documented
in the history of American English dialects.
The 5-Minute Linguist provides a lively, reader-friendly
introduction to the subject of language suitable for the general
reader and beginning students. The book offers brief essays on more
than 60 intriguing questions such as "What's the difference between
a language and a dialect?" Can animals understand us?" "What causes
foreign accents?" and "How is language used on social media?" These
are conveniently organized into 12 topical areas that include What
is Linguistics, Language and Thought, Language and Society, and
Language and Technology, among others. Each essay is written by a
leading authority in the specialization who offers succinct,
insightful answers to questions that most of us have wondered
about, with follow-up references to more in-depth reading on each
question. The third edition adds new topics now at the forefront of
linguistics and updates others, serving as an unrivaled
introduction to the mysteries and intrigue of language. The third
edition of this book was produced under the sponsorship of the
Linguistic Society of America.
From birth to early adulthood, all aspects of a child's life
undergo enormous development and change, and language is no
exception. This book documents the results of a pioneering
longitudinal linguistic survey, which followed a cohort of
sixty-seven African American children over the first twenty years
of life, to examine language development through childhood. It
offers the first opportunity to hear what it sounds like to grow up
linguistically for a cohort of African American speakers, and
provides fascinating insights into key linguistics issues, such as
how physical growth influences pronunciation, how social factors
influence language change, and the extent to which individuals
modify their language use over time. By providing a lens into some
of the most foundational questions about coming of age in African
American Language, this study has implications for a wide range of
disciplines, from speech pathology and education, to research on
language acquisition and sociolinguistics.
From birth to early adulthood, all aspects of a child's life
undergo enormous development and change, and language is no
exception. This book documents the results of a pioneering
longitudinal linguistic survey, which followed a cohort of
sixty-seven African American children over the first twenty years
of life, to examine language development through childhood. It
offers the first opportunity to hear what it sounds like to grow up
linguistically for a cohort of African American speakers, and
provides fascinating insights into key linguistics issues, such as
how physical growth influences pronunciation, how social factors
influence language change, and the extent to which individuals
modify their language use over time. By providing a lens into some
of the most foundational questions about coming of age in African
American Language, this study has implications for a wide range of
disciplines, from speech pathology and education, to research on
language acquisition and sociolinguistics.
Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines to assess
the use and meaning of language in the South, a region rich in
dialects and variants, this comprehensive edited collection
reflects the cutting-edge research presented at the fourth
decennial meeting of Language Variety in the South in 2014.
Focusing on the ongoing changes and surprising continuities
associated with the contemporary South, the contributors use
innovative methodologies to pave new pathways for understanding the
social dynamics that shape the language in the South today. Along
with the editors, contributors to the volume include Agnes
Bolonyai, Katie Carmichael, Phillip M. Carter, Becky Childs, Danica
Cullinan, Nathalie Dajko, Catherine Evans Davies, Robin Dodsworth,
Hartwell S. Francis, Kirk Hazen, Anne H. Charity Hudley, Neal
Hutcheson, Alex Hyler, Mary Kohn, Christian Koops, William A.
Kretzschmar Jr., Sonja L. Lanehart, Andrew Lynch, Ayesha M. Malik,
Christine Mallinson, Jim Michnowicz, Caroline Myrick, Michael D.
Picone, Dennis R. Preston, Paul E. Reed, Joel Schneier, James
Shepherd, Erik R. Thomas, Sonya Trawick, and Tracey L. Weldon.
Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines to assess
the use and meaning of language in the South, a region rich in
dialects and variants, this comprehensive edited collection
reflects the cutting-edge research presented at the fourth
decennial meeting of Language Variety in the South in 2014.
Focusing on the ongoing changes and surprising continuities
associated with the contemporary South, the contributors use
innovative methodologies to pave new pathways for understanding the
social dynamics that shape the language in the South today. Along
with the editors, contributors to the volume include Agnes
Bolonyai, Katie Carmichael, Phillip M. Carter, Becky Childs, Danica
Cullinan, Nathalie Dajko, Catherine Evans Davies, Robin Dodsworth,
Hartwell S. Francis, Kirk Hazen, Anne H. Charity Hudley, Neal
Hutcheson, Alex Hyler, Mary Kohn, Christian Koops, William A.
Kretzschmar Jr., Sonja L. Lanehart, Andrew Lynch, Ayesha M. Malik,
Christine Mallinson, Jim Michnowicz, Caroline Myrick, Michael D.
Picone, Dennis R. Preston, Paul E. Reed, Joel Schneier, James
Shepherd, Erik R. Thomas, Sonya Trawick, and Tracey L. Weldon.
Are you considered a ""dingbatter,"" or outsider, when you visit
the Outer Banks? Have you ever noticed a picture in your house
hanging a little ""sigogglin,"" or crooked? Do you enjoy spending
time with your ""buddyrow,"" or close friend? Drawing on over two
decades of research and 3,000 recorded interviews from every corner
of the state, Walt Wolfram and Jeffrey Reaser's lively book
introduces readers to the unique regional, social, and ethnic
dialects of North Carolina, as well as its major languages,
including American Indian languages and Spanish. Considering how we
speak as a reflection of our past and present, Wolfram and Reaser
show how languages and dialects are a fascinating way to understand
our state's rich and diverse cultural heritage. The book is
enhanced by maps and illustrations and augmented by more than 100
audio and video recordings, which can be found online at
talkintarheel.com.
This book describes dialect differences in American English and
their impact on education and everyday life. It explores some of
the major issues that confront educational practitioners and
suggests what practitioners can do to recognize students' language
abilities, support their language development, and expand their
knowledge about dialects. Topics addressed include: *popular
concerns about the nature of language variation; *characteristic
structures of different dialects; *various interactive patterns
characteristic of social groups; *the school impacts of dialect
differences in speaking, writing, and reading, including questions
about teaching Standard English; and *the value of dialect
education in schools to enable students to understand dialects as
natural and normal language phenomena. Changesin the Second
Edition: In this edition the authors reconsider and expand their
discussion of many of the issues addressed in the first edition and
in other of their earlier works, taking into account especially the
research on dialects and publications for audiences beyond
linguistics that have appeared since the first edition. This
edition is offered as an updated report on the state of language
variation and education in the United States. Dialects in Schools
and Communities is rooted in questions that have arisen in
workshops, surveys, classes, discussion groups, and conversations
with practitioners and teacher educators. It is thus intended to
address important needs in a range of educational and related
service fields. As an overview of current empirical research, it
synthesizes current understandings and provides key references-in
this sense it is a kind of translation and interpretation in which
the authors' goal is to bring together the practical concerns of
educators and the vantage point of sociolinguistics. No background
in linguistics or sociolinguistics is assumed on the part of the
reader. This volume is intended for teacher interns and practicing
teachers in elementary and secondary schools; early childhood
specialists; specialists in reading and writing; speech/language
pathologists; special education teachers; and students in various
language specialties.
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